“Barbie” and the heart of humanity
I Watched “Barbie” and Have No Idea What Y’all Are Mad About
No movie in recent years has amassed the same level of admiration and aversion from the average...
Humans of UD: Katrine Christensen
Former RC and proud UD alumna Katrine Christensen walked onto the mall as a legacy student, and now she walks as a legend. While many of us know her – some more...
Artist Spotlight: Mikey Hernandez
What is abstract art? Is it simply embellishing an empty canvas with a single dot of black paint and calling it a masterpiece? For some, the first image that might pop into...
The Half Dozen
Movies on Main – Enjoy an outdoor movie night with family and friends at Irving Heritage Park on Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. This week’s feature will be Super...
Humans of UD: Kathleen Flynn
Texas heat may not have encouraged senior Kathleen Flynn to uproot herself from her home in Seattle, but the University of Dallas was reason enough for her. She had heard of the...
“Oppenheimer”: a movie that asks the important questions
The movie begins with the quote “Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man,” begins “Oppenheimer.” “For this, he was chained to a rock and tortured for eternity.”
Bishop Barron interviews Ethan and Maya Hawke
A discussion about grace and Flannery O’Connor’s upcoming biopic
With an increasing number of Catholic voices gaining notoriety in the mainstream media, Bishop Robert Barron has been quick...
“Sound of Freedom”
The fight against modern slavery
What is the value of a single story? On Independence Day of this year, Angel Studios released “Sound of Freedom,” directed by Alejandro...
The loss of etiquette in the new age of concerts
Looking at Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour and now most recently Olivia Rodrigo’s sold out Guts Tour, one might look at these major events and call this year the...
The Half Dozen
1. Autumn at the Arboretum - Welcome Fall with the Dallas Arboretum’s 18th annual “Autumn at the Arboretum.” This year, the theme is “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” Along with the...
Jumping into the game: Genshin Impact
Picture this: you are sitting alone in a field, surrounded by exotic plants peeking over a cliffside. You walk upon the dirt trail, foraging for food and other special items along the...
Agamemnon and Iphigenia come to UD
An analysis of new art pieces in the Cap Bar
If you have been enjoying an iced coffee at the Cap Bar or have been visiting Chief Greene...
Selena Quintanilla: “The Queen of Tejano Music”
The importance of Tejano representation during Hispanic Heritage Month
For me, one of the most shocking things about coming to UD was how no one seemed to know...
“It’s about infinity, and I don’t know what else.”
You may have seen it on your TikTok or Youtube feeds: the “Wes Anderson-ification” of everything, where people’s daily routines are shot in perfectly-centered pastel colors and popular franchises are pushed through...
Taylor Swift the New Romantic
Love her or hate her, everyone knows who Taylor Swift is – the most famous pop star of the twenty-first century. Right now, she is at the highest point of her career,...